Power and Empire Chapter 2951: Storm Kailusai (1)
Southern Sea of Central and Biya
Summer in May, the sea surface only has extremely faint waves of light waves, and the blue sky is reflected in the blue sky and white clouds. The world of the sea and the sky is like never ending, even the fish under the sea dived deep into the sea. In places, excessive silence often means the coming of a storm.
In the north of the sea, with the sound of surging water, dense masts began to emerge like a black line in the distant sky, and countless huge sails of warships reflected the rays of the sun. Under the reflection, it’s as if a long golden edge has been pulled out on the sea,
After a while, the triangular bow of the Imperial Dragon Tooth split open the quiet sea, causing countless ripples to collide on the surface of the sea, breaking or fusing into a larger circle, far away As it spread, the huge falcon navy flag on the mast of the battleship blew in the roaring sea breeze.
Since the imperial navy defeated the largest naval fleet of Ethiopia in the Kingdom of Aden in Qinglong Bay and captured all its transport ships, the range of activities of the Aden Navy in the southern waters of Central Pia was drastically reduced. Kasti, who was appointed as the admiral of the joint squadron of the Central and Biayan squadron of the Falcon Empire, seized this opportunity to quickly sweep the entire South China Sea region of Central and Bia. The Aden Navy was completely unable to resist the imperial navy in the gap where subsequent reinforcements had not yet arrived. The rapid attack almost lost several island strongholds of the Aden Navy in the southern waters of Central Bia in one breath. It was not until the forward of the Imperial Navy arrived on the front line of the largest island in the southern waters, Kairusai, that the Aden Navy was able to stabilize the situation again.
Fleet Commander Casty patted the stinky sweat on his body, and then walked slowly to the deck. The large sails of the battleship covered the violent sun, leaving a large shadow on the deck, just like the sea breeze. It blows, and it immediately makes people feel cool and refreshing,
"Commander, the sea area of Kairousai Island is in front of him." A naval intelligence officer said to him. "The Kairousai Island is a large flat island. It not only has a good coastline, but the entire island is quite large. It is large, with a range of more than three or four hundred miles. The Aden Navy has built a naval port with the nature of a naval base at the topographical position where the coastline and sea water meet. As the control center of the southern waters of Central and Bahia, the Kingdom of Aden has a stationed on the island. With a force of more than 3,000 people, and relying on wood from the forests in the eastern part of the island, the Aden Navy built a dock in the direction of the port last year."
Listening to the introduction of the intelligence officer in his ears, Katis raised the observation mirror in his hand, and what he introduced into his eyes was a densely-vegetated coastline with no end in sight. This can no longer be called an island, it can be directly regarded as an island. On a small land, you can even see the peaks of Qiluan on the island,
"The people of Aden have a good vision," Kartis muttered to himself. It could be seen that Kairusai Island has a typical tropical and subtropical climate, with abundant rain and abnormal vegetation leading to lush vegetation. According to Kartis’ experience, such islands often have extremely rich products, especially when the current Kairusai island is superimposed with the location of the island seen by Kartis on the chart, it is not difficult to understand why the people of Aden I have discarded the many islands in the southern sea of Central Biyah, but I have to stick to Kairousai Island, not let it go, it really can’t be let go,
This is basically a center that determines the hegemony of the entire sea area. Whoever wants to truly control the waters in the southern part of Central Biya cannot be indifferent to the southern largest island, not just because of the location of the island. It happens to be on the north-south line because this island not only has everything the navy needs, it is as sufficient as the army needs. After occupying it, anyone can use this as a support point and expand south or north for five hundred miles. The above range can form military oppression even directly on the mainland. This is not the so-called "colonial island" that the Imperial Navy has been pursuing.
"According to the intelligence we bought from the nearby Ravels, most areas of Kairousai Island are relatively flat and low. Only the northeast has more mountains and the terrain is relatively high, but these The mountains are just some rolling hills, the highest altitude is less than 700 meters, and the northwest is a very flat wilderness. The island does not have much mineral resources, but the Ravel people mentioned some rumors. It is said that The people of Aden liked the Kairusai island because of the gold mines on it. Aden slaves who had fled desperately from the island once appeared at the Ravel’s market with gold. The Ravel people once wanted to go to the island. Looking for it, but because of the occupation of the Aden people, the Aden people did not even get close to the island several times, and the Aden people sank their ship off the island."
"You mean there might be gold on the island?" Kartis' eyes lit up, and they looked even hotter.
"It's just a rumor, and it is still impossible to confirm this, but there is indeed intelligence that the Aden people send thousands of slaves to the island every year, and these slaves often don't know where they are!" The intelligence officer's expression increased solemnly. The tone said, what was said is almost affirmative, even if there is no gold, there must be a secret!
"Well, I understand"
Katis smiled. He understood what the intelligence officer meant. Although the sweep of the southern waters of Central and Biyah was officially reported to the Imperial Navy, it was because of the main force of the fleet led by the Secretary of the Navy Dusternky to the south. The Admiralty has never responded. In other words, Katis is all pushing for the war against the Adenites in the southern sea of Central Bia. It is not a big problem to capture some insignificant small islands in the front, but If the target of the attack is placed on the largest island, Kairousei, and there are thousands of Aden troops stationed on Kairousei, that is another matter. There is no army to cooperate and want to occupy Lu, which is a radius of three to four hundred miles. It’s almost impossible to see the island. Although the Adenites have suffered heavy naval combat power, on the Kailusai Island, the Adenites only need to abandon the naval warships and hide in the depths of the island.
It is unrealistic to send an army from the empire to participate in the war. Not to mention crossing two continents, just wanting the army to enter the southern part of Central Biya will cause strong resistance from the Long family and the Song people, so it is currently possible to obtain an army. There is only one way, and that is to seek support from local indigenous people.
The temptation of gold is undoubtedly the best
The Ravel people mentioned earlier in the mouth of the intelligence officer are a tribe near the southern sea of Central Biyah. They established a city-state called Ravel, which belongs to the southern continent’s overlord Nanxi Empire in terms of ownership. Territory. Regarding the situation of the southern empire, the admiral of the Imperial Navy Squadron, Kartis, does not care. He is the imperial admiralty who believes in controlling the sea to control the world. This sentence is said to be a firm worship of the rhetoric spoken by His Majesty the Falcon In addition, although the Southern Empire is known as the overlord of the southern continent and vassalizes the vast southern and central continents, its navy is said to have been completely defeated by the Aden people decades ago. This large land power has no words about the sea. Kwon, naturally, I am not attracted by Kartis,
Since the Ravels are so eager for gold, they simply hand over the task of the army to the Ravels
Although the Ravel city-state can only be regarded as a small marginal city in the territory of the Nanxi Empire, it is also a tribe with a population of more than 100,000. How can it be enough to deal with the three thousand Adenites on the island? Ravel people As the indigenous people who have lived in this area for thousands of years, they are much more familiar with and adaptable to the environment than the Aden people, and before the Aden people control the sea, the Ravel people have lived in this sea area for many years. It used to be famous for its prosperous marine fisheries in the entire region, but now, because of the hostile relationship between the Kingdom of Aden and the Southern Empire, the Aden Navy has unscrupulously looted the Ravel area and kidnapped the Ravels as slaves for thirty years. Previously, the Ravel fishermen did not go to sea much, but collectively migrated inland. The coastline without naval protection was a disaster for them. The once prosperous fishery market has been closed for more than ten years. For more than a year, Ravel, who relied on fisheries, is now completely withered. Whoever is most interested in driving away the Aden people is undoubtedly the Ravel people who have suffered greatly.
"Add this to the reported report"
Katis said decisively, whether it’s true or not, the arrow has to be sent. The gold mine is also quite a temptation for the empire. Although the empire is vast, there are gold resources in the empire. However, it is very pitiful. Although the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs has repeatedly increased the bounties for mineral discoveries, there are still very few discoveries on gold mines. Most of them are small mines. The largest gold mine is located in Gaul, but because of the mining technology and conditions Gold mining resources have always been the weakness of the Empire’s economy. Fortunately, Empire Commerce has realized the commercial gold roll model that does not require direct payment of gold coins. Otherwise, the Empire’s large-scale commercial activities and transactions will only rely on existing The imperial gold mine is completely unsatisfactory. If there is a gold mine on Kairusay Island, Katis believes that the turbulence will be caused by the imperial strategic layout in China.
On Kailusai Island, the Aden Army base camp with a wall decorated with white marble and stone rice. Although it has a history of more than 30 years, it is still white and flawless and shining. Even on the remote sea, you can easily find this obvious white building, which is centered on this small building. A small city of Aden people is the city of Kailusai, which the Aden people compare to the Pearl of Central Bahia. From the perspective of the people of the Western Continent, this city, which covers only two or three miles, cannot be regarded as a city at all. It can only be regarded as a small town at most,
But for the natives on the sea in the nearby area, the city of Kairousse is already the de facto dominator of this area. The Aden Navy uses this as a stronghold to radiate the entire area, allowing even locals like the Ravel People also have to succumb to the shock of the Aden people
Already accustomed to this area, the leader of the Aden Navy on the island, who is arbitrarily arbitrarily felt in this area, is now looking ugly and pressing the report sent by the navy in his hand on the table, the Navy of Aden The series of effects brought about by the fiasco in Qinglong Bay has already made the people of Aden feel the pressure that they have not seen in many years, but the Falcon Empire naval fleet has been invincible all the way, and it has been captured in less than half a month. Towa Island, which is less than sixty miles away from Kairousai Island, is only a few hours away by sea from Kairousai Island. It is like a stranger suddenly ran into my pleasing back garden. The painful feeling of pulling up all the precious flower seeds that I have painstakingly planted is really rude. Isn't the Royal Navy not doing anything?
As an island guard officer, the Marquis Pricy is not very powerful. He does not belong to the Navy Department. Because of the island garrison, he is actually an army general. The admirals were very upset with their arrogance and domineering. This time I heard that the navy had planted a big somersault in Qinglong Bay. I couldn't help but yelled a few times to deserve it. According to his term of service, he only needs to spend two more days on the island of Kailusai. In three months, he was able to transfer back to China, but at this time, the imperial navy's southward journey made the date of returning home become slim.
"You don't need to worry too much, adults. Although the imperial navy is strong, it can never be on the land." A young adjutant with blond hair, who is rare among the Adenites, held it with a more leisurely attitude than him. A glass of red wine was standing in front of the window, looking at the street outside, and said slowly, "Navy operations are different from the army, and there is no such thing as a persistent confrontation. The navy can carry only a limited amount of supplies each time it goes into battle, so it encounters on the sea It must be divided into life and death~IndoMTL.com~ But the city of Ruse is different. We are far away from the coastline, even the Thor of the Imperial Navy can't reach us, so we just need to wait quietly, the Royal Navy. Two naval fleets have been dispatched to support the southern waters of Central and Biyah. I believe that this situation will soon change. At that time, those Ravels who have objections to the kingdom will still lay down their dignity and resistance to accept the kingdom. Ruled by "
"My Master Tarusu, it is by no means easy for the Imperial Navy to sweep the Inland Sea, and I am worried that they will connect with those who oppose us, so that we are in trouble. After all, the entire Kingdom of Aden is in trouble. There are only less than 5,000 people on the island of Kairusay, and this still includes my 3,000 garrison troops," Marquis Prichy said with a bitter face, dumbfounded.
"Since I can't keep it, then just give up. It's just a small area away from Russe Island. What's the big deal" The blond young man shrugged disapprovingly,
"My young master, if you give up Kairousai Island, there will be nothing wrong with the young master. I will definitely be beheaded by the military." Marquis Plichy sighed long. What's the matter, the gang of **** in the military department didn't know what hatred they had against them. They put this second generation ancestor, who had caused trouble in the entire capital city, here. If you want to exile, let them go a little further!
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